8 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2017/2128(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that an implementation report for Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is being undertaken with the aim of ensuring a high level of protection of both human and animal health as well as the environment, while safeguarding the competitiveness of the EU’s agriculture sector, by providing access to a broad range offor all farmers and producers only to those active substances and Plant Protection Products (PPP) for all farmers and producers, irrespective of the Members States they are operating inwhich conform to the criteria set out in the present Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that this regulation is part of the wider EU Plant Protection Products (PPP) regime, which also includes the Sustainable Use Directive (SUD) and the regulation setting Maximum Residue Levels (MRL), and that all three parts must be considered together in order to identify whether they are fit for purpose, including with a view tothe purpose being to help reducinge the total volume of PPPs used;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its concern about systematic delays in the authorisation processes and condemns the increasing use of derogations as laid down in Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, while underlining the necessity for Member States to comply with the legal deadlines to ensure predictability for applicants and facilitate the market introduction of innovative PPPs that are in line with more stringent requirements;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to encourage work sharing between Member States by fostering the availability and use of harmonised methodology and models to conduct evaluations, while reducing the existence of additional national requireprovided that such methodology is aimed at harmonisation based on better standards to protect public health, safety, and the environments;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the contribution that the authorisation of low-risk PPPs might makes to a sustainable EU farming sector in the short term, and draws attention to the importance of contributing to a better functioning agricultural ecosystem and a sustainable farming sector, while pointing out that the lack of availability of PPPs could jeopardise the diversification of agriculture and cause harmful organisms to become resistant to PPPs.by employing sustainable, innovative soil management techniques;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Supports the dissemination of organic crop-growing techniques in order to provide an alternative to the use of PPPs, and maintains that an approach based on prevention, protective measures, and early detection of pathogens harmful to plants is the best safe way to improve crops.
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for greater funding for inspections and 'hazard-based surveys' in order to contain and prevent the spread of pathogens that damage crops; believes that when such inspections are conducted, higher priority should be assigned to tree species significant to the EU's historical and cultural heritage.